Chen Guoji and Zeng Guowei were diagnosed with 7.1 or absent from the inauguration ceremony and the political circles suggested a way to remedy

As July 1 is approaching, those invited to attend the official return event will start "point-to-point" closed-loop management from today (23rd), and will be quarantined at designated hotels the day before the event.

However, on the first day of the implementation of the measures, Chen Guoji, Director of the Chief Executive's Office and Chief Secretary for Administration-designate, and Tsang Kwok-wai, Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, were both diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia. Can the two attend the inauguration ceremony on July 1 as scheduled and take the oath , suddenly became doubtful.

Tang Jiahua, a member of the Executive Council, pointed out that the two have been appointed by the central government and will be sworn in by the chief executive after they recover. He pointed out that the only way to take the oath of office is "face to face".

Zeng Guowei said that the arrangements for taking the oath of office are subject to the government's notification, and "Hong Kong 01" is inquiring about the arrangements for the oath-taking arrangement with the Chief Executive's Office and the Chief Executive-designate's Office.

On July 1, 2017, President Xi Jinping visited Hong Kong to attend the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland, and at the same time to supervise the oath of the new Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor government.

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Inability to perform duties without oath

It is only a week before the new government takes office, and officials have not yet announced whether national leaders will come to Hong Kong. However, the Hong Kong government has recently invited members of the Legislative Council, representatives of the Hong Kong People's Congress, members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and other guests to attend the celebration. Members of the current government, executive council, etc. will accept "point-to-point" closed-loop management from today.

Regarding whether Chen Guoji and Zeng Guowei's recruitment will affect the oath, guild member and senior counsel Tang Jiahua said that if they received a notification that they were diagnosed during the "point-to-point" closed-loop management period, they would not be able to attend the July 1 event.

He pointed out that key officials need to take an oath before they can take office.

Tang Jiahua pointed out that the main officials of the next government have been appointed by the central government, and the chief executive will take the oath after recovery, and the only way to take the oath is face-to-face.

The guests received a notification that they were diagnosed and could not attend. Unknown whether it applies to officials

Some politicians who were invited to the event pointed out that the government guidelines stated that if a "guest or his family members and drivers" tested positive or had symptoms, the guest would not be allowed to participate in the event. Be applicable.

If the test is negative on the 29th and 30th, will it be in time for July 1st?

Chen Kaixin, a Legislative Council member who was a political assistant to the Food and Health Bureau, pointed out in response to the inquiries of "Hong Kong 01" that according to the current regulations, people diagnosed today need to test negative for two consecutive days on the sixth and seventh days from tomorrow before they can be tested. Leave quarantine premises and enter the community.

Based on this calculation, starting from tomorrow (24th), Chen Guoji and Zeng Guowei will test negative for two consecutive days on the sixth day (29th) and the seventh day (30th), and they can return to the community and theoretically can attend July 1 activity.

However, some politicians pointed out that since it is not clear which variant of the virus the two are infected with, and the body's ability to fight the virus depends on many factors, such as age, number of vaccinations and time, etc., if the leader comes to Hong Kong, the safety factor is bound to be When it comes to the highest, you can't take risks. I'm afraid there is a good chance that the two will miss the inauguration ceremony.

Chief Secretary-designate Chan Kwok-kee and Tsang Kwok-wai were diagnosed and required to be quarantined. Liu Junjie, Permanent Secretary of the Development Bureau, joined the recruitment of new crown pneumonia | Mrs. Chan Kwok-kee and friends of Yau Yinghua were diagnosed with negative tests of Chen and Yau Kuai and required quarantine.